Detailed Itinerary of Beijing Guilin Tour
Day 1. Beijing
Entry Beijing, Temple of Heaven.
Be picked by private vehicle and English speaking tour guide from airport. Be transferred to hotel.
After a short rest in hotel, visit Temple of Heaven. Built in 1420, Temple of Heaven is the best preserved and largest sacrificial building complex in the world. Take sightseeing in the attraction for one hour.
Be transferred back to hotel.
(no meal today )
Day 2. Beijing
Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City, Summer Palace, Beijing Opera
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Visit Tiananmen Square -the biggest downtown Square of the wo rld. Walk around on Tiananmen Square.
Then we will enter the Forbidden City from the north end of Tiananmen Square. Forbidden City also called Palace Museum and is located at the center of Beijing. It was the imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Rectangular in shape, Forbidden City is the world's largest palace complex. Take sightseeing in Forbidden City along the central axis for 1.5 to 2 hours.
Then we will drive to Summer palace - 20 kilometers northwest of downtown Beijing. Summer Palace is the largest imperial garden of Ming and Qing dynasty. The whole Summer Palace covers an area of over 290 hectares including more than 3,000 buildings, such as halls, pavilions, towers, etc. Take sightseeing for 1 to 1.5 hours. Have dinner in a restaurant with Beijing local favor.
Enjoy Beijing opera in theatre. Beijing Opera is deemed the national opera of China. The accompanying music, singing and costumes are full of Chinese cultural facts. It presents an encyclopedia of Chinese culture as well as unfolding stories, beautiful paintings, exquisite costumes and graceful gestures.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour.
(Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 3. Beijing
Badaling Great Wall, Ming Tombs, Sacred Way.
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Drive one and half hours to the famous Badaling Great Wall -the most famous section of Great Wall, well maintained. It is easy to walk along this section of defensive project of ancient China. Take sightseeing on Badaling Great Wall for about 2 hours. Cable car is optional to get the top to have a bird view of the wall.
Drive 30minutes to local restaurant with SICHUAN flavor to have Chinese lunch.
Drive 20minutes to Ming Tombs. Located 60 Kilometers north of Beijing, Ming Tombs consist of mausoleums of 13 Ming emperors. Changling is the most famous one. Construction of the Changling was started in 1409 and completed in 1427. Visit the tomb for one hour.
Move on to visit the sacred way for half an hour.
Drive back to Beijing city to have Beijing Roast Duck for Dinner. Eating Peking duck is seen to be one of the two things you are absolutely supposed to do while in Beijing.
Be transferred back to your hotel after the whole day tour. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Day 4. Beijing - Guilin
Beijing Hutong Tour, Beijing fly to Guilin
Be picked up from hotel at 08:30 am.
Be transferred to Beijing Hutong -ancient city alley in Beijing. Many of them were built during the Yuan (1206-1341), Ming (1368-1628) and Qing (1644-1908) dynasties surrounding the Forbidden City. Take rickshaw to visit the ancient Beijing Hutong including Drum tower, Local family, Shicha Lake, Kindergarten and Bar Street. Be transferred to airport to connect flight to Guilin. Guilin Tour guide will meet you in Guilin airport. Arriving in Guilin, be met and transferred to your hotel with private vehicle and tour guide.
(Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 5. Guilin
Li River Cruise, YangShuo
Pick up from your hotel in the morning.
Be transferred to the Zhujiang Pier (about 1 hour drive) for a 4.5 hours wonderful Li River cruise with lunch aboard. You will enjoy the picturesque mountains, peaceful green fields, farms and villages with water buffalos, cows wondering around on both sides of the river bank.
Disembark at the one thousand year old town YangShuo -one-thousand-year-old town, a lovely and relaxing place to break a journey and to soak up some of China's most beautiful scenery in the afternoon.
Have a short exploration to the old town before to be transferred back to Guilin city.
(Breakfast, Lunch)
Day 6. Guilin
Reed Flute, Elephant Trunk Hill, Departure
Pick up from your hotel in the morning.
Have private city tour in this scenery city. Visit Reed Flute Cave -Known as "the Palace of Natural Arts" contains beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Then we will visit Elephant Trunk Hill -the symbol of Guilin, looks like a giant elephant with a long trunk. Be transferred back to your hotel.
Transfer to airport to connect flight. Service End.
(Breakfast, Lunch)
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